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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 7 – Vegan Pavlova

I love pavlova so I was looking forward to making this recipe. Apart from the fact it’s vegan it looked like a normal pavlova! I have to admit to this one not being entirely vegan – I used normal white chocolate and a normal yoghurt (I figured they weren’t the “technical” part of the challenge, wouldn’t alter the overall taste/appearance and I didn’t have them!).The meringue smelt disgusting while it was mixing (who came up with the idea of using chickpea juice??!) but luckily after it had been baked the smell had gone. The meringues were extremely delicate – way worse than normal meringues and they did fall apart slightly as I tried to assemble them. The custard cream was quite straightforward to make – not sure it will be a tasty as normal cream though. We haven’t tried it yet, but fingers crossed it’s as tasty as it looks! You can find the recipe here.